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Friday, August 4, 2017

Mueller impanels grand jury in Russian probe

Special counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury as
part of his investigation into possible collusion between President Donald
Trump’s campaign and Russia in last year’s election, sources tell the Wall Street Journal.

According to the Huffington Post, the report follows Mueller stepping up the probe by hiring
several high-powered lawyers. Reuters reported earlier this week that Greg
Andres, a former Justice Department attorney who specialized in corruption
and bribery cases, joined the investigation.

Grand jury subpoenas related to a meeting attended by Trump
Jr., the president’s eldest son, and a Russian lawyer have been issued, sources told Reuters. Trump Jr. agreed to the meeting after
being promised information that would “incriminate” his father’s opponent,
Hillary Clinton, and was part of the Russian government’s effort to benefit
Trump.

A source familiar with the matter told Reuters that Mueller
was investigating whether anyone at the meeting or affiliated with the Trump
campaign encouraged Russia to release damaging material it had collected on
Clinton. Another told the outlet that Mueller was trying to determine if Trump
had been informed of the meeting ahead of time, or if he was briefed after it
took place.

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